Dress code
An academic gown and hood must be worn over formal attire, in order to attend the graduation ceremony.
Your graduation ceremony is a formal occasion, and you should dress appropriately, for example:
- Smart/formal attire should be worn under the academic gown
- Formal, academic or regimental ties are permitted
- National Dress or other formal attire related your cultural tradition may be worn
- Sports Union winners are invited to wear their full Blue medal during the ceremony
- Jeans or other denim garments are not permitted
- Trainers or other sportswear items of clothing are not permitted
Mortar boards are not part of Heriot-Watt University's academic dress and should not be worn during the ceremony